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The restoration is still ongoing. We couldn't go inside. I think if there's anything that can be done financially, our government should intervene. Unfortunately, it seems they'll wait until the mosque collapses.
Unfortunately, the Ottoman New Mosque is neglected. A sign outside shows plans for restoration, and hopefully we will see the day it reopens for worship.
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De Valide Moskee (Grieks: Βαλιδέ Τζαμί, van het Turks: Valide Camii, lett. 'Moskee van de Valide Sultan'), plaatselijk bekend als de Valide Djami, is een voormalige moskee in Mytilene, op het eiland Lesbos, in de Noord-Egeïsche regio van Griekenland. De moskee werd in 1615 voltooid tijdens het Ottomaanse tijdperk, raakte in de jaren twintig van de twintigste eeuw verlaten na de Balkanoorlogen en de Grieks-Turkse bevolkingsuitwisseling, en bevindt zich momenteel in een gedeeltelijk vervallen staat.
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De Valide-moskee is een Ottomaans monument uit 1615 dat gedeeltelijk in verval verkeert — een stille getuige van de Grieks-Turkse bevolkingsuitwisseling van de jaren twintig. Op deze plek in het hart van Mytilini worden vier eeuwen eilandgeschiedenis tastbaar aanwezig.
Beste tijd om te gaan
Lente en herfst zijn de aangenaamste seizoenen om dit onbeschaduwde openluchtmonument te bezoeken; in de zomerse middaghitte kan het er snel erg heet worden.
Hoe er te komen
De moskee ligt op slechts enkele minuten loopafstand van de haven en het centrum van Mytilini, gemakkelijk te bereiken vanuit de kade.
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Ozd
September 2024
The restoration is still ongoing. We couldn't go inside. I think if there's anything that can be done financially, our government should intervene. Unfortunately, it seems they'll wait until the mosque collapses.
Caglar Tatar
May 2023
Unfortunately, it is in a dilapidated state. While they are pouring millions of dollars into mosques in places that are difficult to even find on a map, not a single nail has been hammered into this mosque, which is part of the Ottoman heritage, and it has been left in ruins for years.
Aliosman Ay
December 2022
Unfortunately, the Ottoman New Mosque is neglected. A sign outside shows plans for restoration, and hopefully we will see the day it reopens for worship.
τσιμπα τονε
August 2022
Restoration work is underway. Fortunately, because for better or worse it belongs to the cultural heritage of the island and should enjoy the protection and promotion of the archaeological service. I, for example, have never visited a mosque and it would be a great opportunity to enter a mosque museum. Now for our Turkish friends who complain about the abandonment of Turkish monuments to go to their country and see what condition our churches are in and how much they respect their own cultural heritage.
Vivi S.
September 2021
Abandoned. Such a pity it's worth a restoration.
kelali kırıkçı
January 2020
Is there any Turkish citizen who wouldn't be moved by this sight? "I reached its threshold and kissed it, Surrounded by thorns. I saw inscriptions on its great altar, Who knows from what blessed time they remain?... Hey Rıza! Bow your head in prostration and moan, Let the stones speak with your sorrow; Let me tell you a legend, weep and listen, That glorious past was apparently just a fairy tale..."
Antonis Mirsaliotis
August 2019
Under reconstruction. Covered. Could not see it.
Natalie Koulocheris
August 2019
Unkempt and barely accessible. I was very disappointed at the state of this historical building!
Faruk Yazıcı
September 2018
Unfortunately totally ruined and not maintained at all. I imagine how beautiful it looked when it was built. I'm giving all the stars to it's original architecture.
Panagiotis Kontelis
March 2018
The Valide Mosque of Mitilini is the oldest Ottoman mosque in Mytilene, Lesbos. It dates back to 1615 and is located in Epano Skala. It is a stone-built, single-storey house with a pitched roof. The monument has been designated as a preservable since 1981. In the middle of the front yard there was a multilateral fountain made of white marble and decorated with engraved arabesques. VALIDE TZAMI AT MYTILENE The Valide Mosque of Mitilini is the oldest Ottoman mosque in Mytilene, Lesbos. It dates back to 1615 and is located in Epano Skala. It is a stone-built, single-storey house with a pitched roof. The monument has been designated as a preservable since 1981. In the middle of the front yard there was a multilateral fountain made of white marble and decorated with engraved arabesques.
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